# seasons – 103
Record – 3,473-2,302-837-175 (7,958 points)
Playoff appearances – 85
Stanley Cups – 23
First-ever Draft Selection: *Garry Monahan 1963, 1st overall (*First player ever selected in an NHL amateur draft)
Highest Draft selection: Garry Monahan 1963, 1st overall Michel Plasse 1968, 1st overall Rejean Houle 1969, 1st overall Guy Lafleur 1971, 1st overall Doug Wickenheiser 1980, 1st overall
HOFers – Jean Beliveau, Toe Blake, Butch Bouchard, Guy Carbonneau, Sprague Cleghorn, Yvan Cournoyer, Ken Dryden, Bill Durnan, Bob Gainey, Bernie Geoffrion, George Hainsworth, Doug Harvey, Tom Johnson, Aurele Joliat, Elmer Lach, Guy Lafleur, Newsy Lalonde, Jacques Laperriere, Guy Lapointe, Jack Laviolette, Jacques Lemaire, Joe Malone, Sylvio Mantha, Dickie Moore, Howie Morenz, Bert Olmstead, Jacques Plante, Ken Reardon, Henri Richard, Maurice Richard, Larry Robinson, Patrick Roy, Serge Savard, Steve Shutt, Babe Siebert, Georges Vezina, Gump Worsley
Retired #’s – #1- Jacques Plante, #2- Doug Harvey, #3- Butch Bouchard, #4- Jean Beliveau, #5- Bernie Geoffrion, #5- Guy Lapointe, #7- Howie Morenz, #9- Maurice Richard, #10- Guy Lafleur, #12- Dickie Moore, #12- Yvan Cournoyer, #16- Elmer Lach, #16- Maurice Richard, #18- Serge Savard, #19- Larry Robinson, #23- Bob Gainey, #29- Ken Dryden, #33- Patrick Roy,
Leaders
Games Played – Henri Richard, 1,258
Goals – Maurice Richard, 544
Assists – Guy Lafleur, 728
Points – Guy Lafleur, 1,246
Plus/minus – Larry Robinson, +692
Penalty Minutes – Chris Nilan, 2,248
Power Play Goals – Jean Beliveau, 173
Shorthanded Goals – Guy Carbonneau, 28
Hat Tricks – Maurice Richard, 26
Goalie Wins – Carey Price, 360
Goals Against Average – George Hainsworth, 1.78
Save pct. – Ken Dryden, .922
Shutouts – George Hainsworth, 75
Coaching Wins Leader – Toe Blake, 500
Team Captains
Newsy Lalonde ‘17-22
Sprague Cleghorn ‘22-25
Billy Coutu ‘25-26
Sylio Mantha ‘26-32, ‘33-36
George Hainsworth ‘32-33
Babe Siebert ‘36-39
Walt Buswell ‘39-40
Toe Blake ‘40-48
Bill Durnan ‘47-48
Butch Bouchard ‘48-56
Maurice Richard ‘56-60
Doug Harvey ‘60-61
Jean Beliveau ‘61-71
Henri Richard ‘71-75
Yvan Cournoyer ‘75-79
Serge Savard ‘79-81
Bob Gainey ‘81-89
Chris Chelios ‘89-90
Guy Carbonneau ‘89-94
Kirk Muller ‘94-95
Mike Keane ‘94-96
Pierre Turgeon ‘95-97
Vincent Damphousse ‘96-99
Saku Koivu ‘99-09
Brian Gionta ‘10-14
Max Pacioretty ‘15-18
Shea Weber ‘18-
| Did you know… … The Montreal Canadiens have finished 1st overall in the final standings 6 times since 1967 Expansion (Tied w/ DET). Only The Boston Bruins (7) have more. … The 1976-77 Canadiens finished with 132 points, a record that stills stands. Their +216 goal differential is also an NHL record. … The 1977-78 Canadiens had an NHL-record 31.8% power play. … The Canadiens are the only team in NHL history to retire the number of three goalies (#1 Jacques Plante, #29 Ken Dryden, #33 Patrick Roy). … The Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators 7-4 in the NHL’s debut game on December 19th, 1917, at The Arena in Ottawa. Canadiens Joe Malone scored 5 goals. … The Montreal Canadiens are officially credited with 24 Stanley Cup wins. They also have 24 division titles. They have appeared in 35 NHL Finals going 25-10. … The 1956 Stanley Cup champion Canadiens featured 12 future Hall of Famers. … The Canadiens scored 2 goals in 2 seconds against the Washington Capitals (11/1/18). Max Domi scored with just 22 seconds remaining to give the Canadiens a 5-4 lead. Joel Armia scored into an empty net right off the ensuing faceoff. … The Canadiens went to the Stanley Cup Finals every season during the 1950’s winning 6 Stanley Cups. Their 10 consecutive finals appearances is an NHL record. … Frank Selke raised award-winning chickens. … The Canadiens are nicknamed “The Habs” “Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge” and “Les Glorieux”. … The Habs have retired the number of 18 players including two #5’s (B. Geoffrion and G. Lapointe), two #12’s (D. Moore and Y. Cournoyer), and two #16’s (H. Richard and E. Lach). |
Quotables…
“For a goalie, the biggest enemy is himself.” – Ken Dryden
| Did you know… … Every U.S. President since Ronald Reagan has hosted the Stanley Cup winner at the White House except for the 1993 Montreal Canadiens which were hosted by the Canadian Prime Minister. … The Montreal Canadiens of the mid-1970’s went 34 games unbeaten at home (1976-77) and 23 games unbeaten on the road (1974-75). … The Canadiens won an astounding 10 consecutive overtime games during the 1993 playoffs on their way to winning the Stanley Cup. … Though the Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cups, Patrick Roy is the only Canadiens player to win two Conn Smythe trophies (1986, 1993). Roy won a third Conn Smythe with Colorado. … The Montreal Canadiens were the 1st team to win their 3,000th game when they defeated the Florida Panthers 5-2 on December 29th, 2008. Maxim Lapierre’s 1st of 3 goals proved to be the game-winner. Carey Price got the win. … The Canadiens are the only NHL team with 400+ playoff wins (440). Their .578 playoff winning percentage is tops among the original six teams. … Hall of Famer Patrick Roy won two Stanley Cups and two Conn Smythe trophies with the Montreal Canadiens. During a drubbing by the Detroit Red Wings, Canadiens coach Mario Tremblay kept Roy in the game until midway through the 2nd period, by which time Roy had allowed 9 goals. Roy was booed by the fanbase he’d given two Stanley Cups. After being pulled from the game Roy had words with Tremblay on the bench, afterwhich, Roy informed team president Ronald Corey who was sitting behind the bench that he’d just played his last game in Montreal. The 11-1 defeat was the worst in franchise history, but the loss of Roy was far more devastating. Roy went on to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a Stanley Cup, winning his third Conn Smythe Trophy. Montreal hasn’t won a Stanley Cup since (their longest streak in franchise history 27 seasons and counting). Moreover, from 1917 through the 1994-95 season, the Canadiens made the playoffs 69 times and only missed 8 and won 24 Cups. In the 24 years since Patrick Roy was traded, the Canadiens have missed the playoffs 9 times (and no Cups)! Feels like a Babe Ruth-esque jinx to me! |